THE MOKNIXG OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY; JANUARY 32, 1901.
TO BRISTOL DIRECT
French Bark CassariCleared
With Big Wheat Cargo,
SEVENTIETH SHIP LOADED
Creir and Passengers of Steamer
Aussie Saved Trans-Pacific
Steamers Bring Sfo News of
OTerdue Sailers.
The French bark Cassard cleared yes
terday for the old port of Bristol direct
with 307,695 bushels of wheat, valued at
562.600. She was dispatched by the Port
land Flouring Mills Company, and Is the
first vessel of the year and the third for
the season to clear for a direct port In
Europe. This is a small number in com
parison with the size of the fleet, for
nearly 70 vessels have cleared from this
port since the season opened, last July.
The advantages of clearing for a direct
port lie In the cheaper freight rate, all
of the vessels being chartered for Euro
pean, business accepting DO cents per ton
less where they clear for a direct port.
Instead of for orders. The old port of
Bristol, for which the Cassard cleared,
lies about 14 miles further inland than
the new port.
GIrvin & Eyre yesterday cleared the
German bark Tarbenbek for Queenstown
or Falmouth for orders, with 106,666 bush
els of wheat, valued at $68,135. The same
firm will finish loading the British ship
"Wavertree today. The latter vessel will
be the 70th shh? to clear from Portland
this season. Shipments from Portland for
the month today total 632,651 bushels.
THE OVERDUE FLEET.
Steamers Arriving at British Colum
bia Ports Bring No Nevrs.
Two Oriental liners arriving at British
Columbia ports this week report une
ventful passages across the Pacific. This
dees not tend to ease the anxiety that is
felt for the safety of the overdue fleet of
sailers from the Orient, although steam
and sail vessels coming across follow
sMghtly different routes. The many friends
and acquaintances of Captain Cordiner in
this city still have considerable faith in
his bringing the Andrada into port, al
though each day that passes without
bringing tidings from the missing ship
makes the matter much more serious.
The pilot's friends argue that his skill
and experience would give him the same
show to ride out a storm that Pilots
Staples and Matthews had when they
were blown away on the Klnfauns and
Northernhay, and until the Andrada is
missing for as great a length of time
as either of these vessels, they will con
sider the case by no means a hopeless
one.
Captain Cordiner had many years' ex
perience as master and mate of deep
water ships, snd was noted for his ex
treme caution. This probably taught him
to keep well off shore when the big storms
were raging, and if he was blown several
hundred miles away, as was the case of
the Klnfauns and Northernhay, It might
require several weeks to work back again.
If the Andrada has disappeared forever,
the superstitious will see in the disaster
more work of the hoodoo which has been
pursuing the ships of this line. The An
drada is a twin, sister of the Andelana,
which capsized In Tacoma harbor two
years ago, and has never been what mar
iners term a "lucky ship." She remained
In Portland harbor for 10 months about
four years ago waiting for a charter, her
owners losing many thousand dollars by
the delay.
Another ship of the same line, the An
dorlhna, was almost totally destroyed by
fire in New York harbor shortly before
the disaster to the Andalena.
ALASKAN LIGHTHOUSES.
United States Will Marie Lynn Canal
and Unlmnlc Pass.
If the plans of the lighthouse board for
Alaska and the Sound meet with the ap
proval of Congress, and the necessary ap
propriations are made, the now unllghted
waters leading through the Alexander
Archipelago to Juneau and Ska g way will
be lined with 14 lighthouses. Now above
the most northerly British Columbia
lighthouse there is only one American
light a pile light at Sitka. Other lights
and aids to navigation are also planned
for Alaskan waters by the Government,
and the contract has been given to the
Slorans for a new lighthouse tender for
Alaskan service, to be named the Heather.
The plans Include the placing of a light
on Sentinel Island, at the entrance to
Lynn Canal; and on Southeast Five Fin
gers, 100 miles south of Sentinel Island,
and two lights In Unlmak Pass. One will
be at Scotch Cape, at the south end of
the pass, and the other on Sarlfchey Point,
at the north end. A lighthouse is also
planned for Dutch Harbor.
PROBABLY A FAKE.
Bottle Message Fonnd on North
Beach Yesterday.
ASTORIA, Jan. 11. A telephone mes
sage from Ilwaco this afternoon tells of
the finding of a bottle on North Beach
noor Ocean Park, with a message inside.
The find was brought from the life-saving
station, and the message reads:
"Sunday evening, 7 o'clock, Oct. 16, 1900.
On board four-masted schooner William
Olson. "We were in storm on Monday
night. We are in latitude 40 north, 960
miles from coast of America. "We lost two
masts and all sails; rudder is broken and
no good. We had five men before mast
and four got washed overboard. The Cap
tain and one mate were killed by falling
spars. We are drifting slowly south. We
need help. Written by the cabin boy,
"S. P."
Shipping men here are slightly skeptical
and are inclined to think it a hoax, as no
four-masted schooner by that name can
be found registered. The slight discrep
ancy in the dates may be caused by an
error in the telephone message.
Another Panama Liner.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1L In addition
to the St. Paul and Roanoke, another
steamer of large capacity Is to be char
tered by the Panama Railroad & Steam
ship Company to ply between San Fran
cisco and Panama. Negotiation? for the
steamer are new under way.
Locks Not Working.
MMINNVILLE. Or.. Jan. 1L McMinn
ville has now been shut off from river
communication for about two weeks on
account of the water covering the locks.
City of Topeka Raised.
VICTORIA, B. a. Jan. 1L The steamer
Danube brings raws that the steamer
City of Topeka was raised January 4.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Jan. 11. Arrived down at 4:30
P. M. German ship Alice. Arrived in at
4:30 P. M. Steamer Samson and barge
Washougal. Condition of the bar at 4:30
P. M., rough; wind, south; weather,
cloudy.
Port Los Angeles Sailed Jan. 10
Steamer Warfleld. for Comox, B. C.
Seattle Sailed Jan. 9 Steamer John S.
Kimball, for Honolulu.
San Francisco, Jan. 1L Sailed Steamer
State of California, for Victoria; schooner
W. F. Jewett, for Columbia River;
steamer Jeanle, for Seattle; tug Tatoosh,
for Seattle; steamer Matteawan, for Ta
coma. Tacoma Sailed Jan. 10 Schooner F. S.
Redfleld, for San Pedro.
Seattle Sailed Jan. 10 Steamer Excel
sior, for Valdes; steamer Cottage City,
for Sitka; steamer Ruth, for Skagway.
Yokohama Sailed Jan. 10 Steamer vic
toria, for Tacoma.
Sydney Arrived Jan. 10 British steam
er Warrlmoo, from Vancouver.
Hong Kong Sailed Jan. 9 British
steamer Pak Ling, for Seattle.
Boston Jan. 1L Arrived Devonian,
from Liverpool: Saxonla, from Liverpool.
Liverpool, Jan. 1L Arrived Ultonia,
from Boston; Arcadian, from Portland.
Havre. Jan. 1L Arrived La Gascogne,
from New York.
Sydney, N. S. W. Arrived Jan. 10
Warrlmoo, from Victoria via Honolulu
and Brisbane; Sierra, from San Fran
cisco via Honolulu and Auckland.
Genoa, Jan. 11. Sailed Hohenzollern
Gate Kaiser Wllhelm III), for New York,
Hong Kong Sailed Jan. 9 Pak Ung,
from Manila for Seattle.
Glasgow Sailed Jan. 10 Siberian, for
Portland.
Queenstown, Jan. 1L Arrived Etruria,
from New York for Liverpool, and pro
ceeded. New York, Jan. 1L Arrived Rotter
dam, from Rotterdam.
Hoqulam, Wash., Arrived Jan. 8
Schooner Sailor Boy, from San Fran
cisco for Aberdeen. Sailed Jan. 9 Schoon
er Fanny Dutard, from Aberdeen for
San Francisco; schooner Charles R. Wil
son, from Aberdeen for San Francisco;
schooner Azalea, from Aberdeen for San
Pedro.
London, Jan. 1L Arrived Mesaba, from
New York.
Marseilles, Jan. 1L Arrived Victoria,
from New York for Genoa.
WILL TAKE ON NEW LIFE.
Baker City Chamber of Commerce to
Enjoy Good Change.
BAKER CITY, oTTjan. 1L-The com
mittee recently appointed to awaken new
interest In the Baker City Chamber of
Commerce reports that it has positive as
surance of suecess. Over 30 new members
have been placed on the rolls, and the
small indebtedness Incurred has been met
by subscriptions. Arrangements have
been made to sublet a portion of the
rooms formerly occupied. The main hall
and sufficient furniture to" keep it prop
erly fitted up will be reserved. Renewed
Interest is being shown by all business
men, and within the next month or two it
is expected that a body, with all the
strength of the early organization will be
In working order.
Legislators Off for Salem.
State Senator William Smith departed
for Portland yesterday to attend the ses
sion of the Legislature at Salem. Repre
sentative W. E. Grace left today.
BAKER COKVTY STOCK.
Inspector Submits Report 1000 Wool
Clip Largest Ever Known.
BAKER CITY, Or., .7an. 11. Stock In
spector J. H. Parker, of Baker County,
has submitted his annual report to the
County Court, now in session here. It
shows the stock of the county to be in
exceljent condition. There are 48,800 sheep
in the county. Of this class of stock, Mr.
Parker says in his report:
"I find all sheep sound, free of scab and
In fine condition for the Winter. Sever
al owners are Intending to try an expert,
ment in lambing this Winter, and to that
end are building sheds and barns to have
the sheep under cover during this period.
Other stock is in good condition also; in
fact, better than it Is usually found at
this season.
"The 1900 wool clip of Baker County
was the largest ever known. It is safe
to say that the sheep of the county av
eraged nine pounds per head. Very little
of the 1900 wool clip has been sold, the
reason apparently being that the ruling
prices are not satisfactory to sheep men.
I estimate that 90 per cent of the lambs
born the past year were saved.
"During the past year 850 head of horses
were sold from the county for cavalry
purposes. Following is a summary of the
meat slaughtered in the county in 1900 for
home consumption:
Cattle 3,500
Sheep 5,000
Hogs 4,000
Road Matters Considered.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 11. The County
Board of Commissioners for Clackamas
County was busy all day hearing road
potltlons. The greater part of the after
noon was occupied In hearing arguments
of counsel for and against the petitions
for an unimportant crossroad In the
Camas district. Senator Brownell and H.
E. Cross, president of the Board of Trade,
were the opposing counsel.
Eugene Notes.
EUGENE, Jan. 1L Gambling-houses
have been closed here. In compliance with
an order of the Mayor commanding the
police to enforce existing ordinances in
regard to gambling.
J. M. Williams has been appointed Dep
uty District Attorney during the- attend
ance of Hon. L, T. Harris at the State
Legislature.
Oregon. Notes.
The Astoria Barkeepers' Union has 33
members.
The Hood River Poultry Club will meet
January 19.
The Athena National Bank has declared
a 10 per cent dividend.
The Mayor of Eugene has ordered that
gambling games be closed.
Gaston people may purchase the cream
ery machinery at North Yamhill.
The Hood River Council has received a
proposition for an electric light plant.
The Dilley school district will vote a
tax- January 12 for continuing school.
It is reported at North Yamhill that
snow on the Coast Range is six feet deep.
The Clatsop County Court has approved
the $5000 bonds of C. W. Carnahan, As
sessor. W. T. Vinton was elected City Attorney
of McMinnville with a salary of $100 per
annum.
The Lane County Court has been peti
tioned for a steel bridge across the river
at Cottage Grove.
Last year the Sumpter reading-room
expended $S3 SO out of receipts which
amounted to $94 70.
The Eugene Red Cross Society Is pre
paring supplies for soldiers who will
leave San Francisco next month.
Weston's expenditures last year were
$3037 32 and receipts $3475 93. The liabili
ties of the city amount to 511.S20 70.
The Alco bowling team, of Albany, de
feated the Jefferson team at the latter
place, Thursday evening, by a score of
809 to 755.
Several horses in the vicinity of Pleas
ant Hill, Lane County, are reported to
have died of blind staggers, and others
are affected.
Irving McQuary, son of J. E. McQuary.
of Milton, was adjudged insane Tuesday.
He has a wife and two children, and
was a bright and promising man of 29
years. He was the founder of the Athena
Press when but 15 years old, and has
been engaged in the newspaper business
ever since.
The La Grande Journal Issued. a New
Year's supplement In which Union County
and Its resources are well described.
Sugar beets, grain, livestock, dairies,
mines, fruit and lumber are given as the
most important Industries of that section
of Oregon, nd are comprehensively
treated. The edition is commendable of
the enterprise of Its publishers. It Is
handsomely printed on book paper, and
Illustrated with many half-tones. It Is
the best compendium of Union County
that has come to our notice.
WIDESPREAD CONFIDENCE
SPRING TRADE OPENING UP IN THE
SOUTH AND WEST.
Improvement In Cereal Markets
Active Demand In Iron and
Steel Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1L Bradstreefs to
morrow will say:
Business is still of a between-season,
character In most lines, but a livening up
of interest In several trades has been
noted this week. Relatively best reports
come from the iron and steel, lumber,
leather and rug trades, but there has
been some enlargement of wholesale dis
tributive trade on Spring account in the
South and West. Spring trade in dry
goods Is Just opening up, and it is noted
that a heavy shipping movement on
orders Is now proceeding at the West.
Some gain In wool sales Is noted
at Eastern markets, but weather condi
tions hive not been favorable at the
East to business as a whole, except In
stimulating the retail trade in shoes and
rubber goods. A special feature Is the
generally good tenor of reports as to
collections from all Western and South
ern points, from which It Is Inferred
that trade relations to retailers must
have been quite good. Summed up brief
ly, the situation is one of widespread
confidence in the general business out
look. Cereals have" given a further exhibition
of life this week, partly on light North
west receipts and advices that Argen
tine shipments will not exceed 35,000,000
bushels, or about half those of a year
ago, but largely on the unquestionably
heavier volume of Wall-street money
seeking an outlet In the grain market.
Fluctuations have been wider, and it has
been essentially a trader's market, with
net changes for the week small.
Corn Is slightly higher, In sympathy
with wheat and small 'receipts of con
tract. Inquiry rather than active demand is
a leading feature In iron and steel, but
quite an increase of activity Is noted in
Bessemer pig-iron and billets at Pitts
burg and in plates at Chicago. No change
in billets or plates has been agreed on
as yet. Iron production is increasing, but
has not yet overtaken consumption, and
stocks are reported smaller than a month
ago. The"re are only two idle furnaces
now in the Chicago district.
Cotton has weakened on discouraged
bull liquidation, due to larger receipts,
while cotton goods have been quiet on
the advices of a backward Spring trade
in the East. Wool has been in rather
better demand than of late, due to bet
ter buying by manufacturers. A fair
business has been booked in overcoating
on next Fall account, at lower prices,
but the regular heavy-weight season has
not yet opened. Plain dress goods are
being ordered quite freely, but the fan
cies are neglected. Jobbing business in
shoes is quieter, but it is quite good at
retail. Travelers are now going out with
Fall styles of shoes, which will sell
slightly lower than last year.
Wheat, including flour, shipments for
the week aggregate 5,961,095 bushels,
against 3,904,301 bushels last week, 4,248,
926 In the corresponding week of 1900,
6,647,071 in 1S99, 5,299,517 In 1898. and 3.948,
154 bushels In 1897. From July 1 to date
this season wheat exports are 104,026,851
bushels, against 110,752,801 last season, and
134.036,084 in 1598-99.
Corn exports for the week aggregated
4,897,345 bushels, against 4,470,521 last week,
3,614.576 In this week a year ago, 3,297,072
in 1899, 4,641,750 In 1898. and 3,757,281 In 1E97.
From July 1 to date this season corn ex
ports are 103,608,035, against ,118920,757 last
season, and 89,901,999 bushels ',!ri 1,898-99.
Business failures In the United States
for the week number 322, against 368 last
week, 205 In 1900, 304 in 1899, 322 in 1898r and
478 in 1897.
Canadian failures for the week num
ber 36, against 23 last week, 28 in this
week a year ago, 34 In 1899, 58 In 1898, and
59 In 1897.
DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW.
Staple Products Are Nearly All Firm
Except Textiles.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1L R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
Only In the textiles Is special hesita
tion shown. Staple products are firm,
iron and steel prices are held without
trouble, boots and shoes and wool are
steady, and all with fair demand, so that
manufacturers are busy. In textiles,
however, the Improvement which seemed
to be promised with the New Year Is
still delayed, and in cotton goods stocks
are growing In some quarters, though
still not oppressively heavy anywhere.
Throughout the country distribution of
merchandise continues on a good scale,
and collections are unusually prominent.
Construction of bridges and buildings,
together with contemplated track eleva
tion, crowds the capacity of all concerns
making structural shapes of iron and
steel. Orders for locomotives, cars, rails
and all forms of railway equipments are
also abundant, and there Is no sign of
reaction In the Industry. Plate and sheet
mills have large business, and merchant
steel is in brisk demand. Competition is
keen, however, and Increased operations
fall to affect prices. New schedules are
promised In the near future, and lower
freight rates are anticipated. Stocks de
creased slightly In December, but there
is fear of accumulation, and quotations
at Pittsburg and Philadelphia have de
clined during the past week.
Investment of Wall-street capital was
rumored as supporting cotton and wheat,
but the effect was not permanent. Cot
ton advanced temporarily, only to react
when Liverpool cables failed to respond.
Wheat was agitated by reports of a cor
ner in May option, and for a time ex
hibited strength. A sharp reaction fol
lowed, holders parting readily with ftielr
contracts. Despite the advance of about
10 per cent over the price a year ago,
Atlantic exports show an Increase of
3,255,053 bushels, flour included, against
2.315.5S8 in 1900.
Wool has ceased to decline, and sales
at the three chief Eastern markets In
creased slightly to 3,306,700 pounds, against
3,121,000 in the week preceding. Manufac
turers purchase with extreme caution,
and domestic fleeces suffered by increased
competition of cheap wool from Australia
and China. Makers of boots and shoes
insist on full prices, and as a result ship
ments -from Boston have declined 5450
cases for the week. While the hide mar
ket at Chicago Is unchanged, the tone is
Irregular.
Failures for the week were 324 in the
United States, against 274 last year, and
37 In Canada, against 25 last year.
WALL-STREET TRADE.
Last Week Witnessed the Heaviest
Business on Record.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Bradstreefs re
view tomorrow will say:
Trade upon a larger scale than' Wall
street has ever seen marked the end
of last week and the beginning of the
present one. The fact that last Saturday,
In the two hours of business at the New
York Stock Exchange, 1.777,000 shares
changed hands, and that Monday, Janu
ary 7, the high-water mark for a full
day was reached, with recorded dealings
up to $7,650,000, Illustrates the size of the
present market. This was due to the
effect on speculation of the deal by which
the Jersey Central road has been ac
quired for the Reading Company, sup
plemented by the general belief that a
foundation existed for the rumors con
cerning the acquisition of the St. Paul
Company, and perhaps of other Western
systems, by certain corporations. Enor
mous realizing sales were met by buying
on an equally remarkable scale, and the
public interest appeared to be Increasing
its participation in the speculative move
ment. Later in the week, while the volume of
transactions continued large, the tone be
came quieter, and. there was a subsid
ence of the excitement, accompanied by
more or less reactionary tendencies. This
was partly occasioned by the fact that
the growing ease of money here and the
tendency of funds to return to -New York
from the interior is in decided contrast
to the continuing pressure upon the Lon
don money market, which creates an ur
gent demand for our assistance there,
reflected in the further rapid rise of for
eign exchange rates at New York for
this week, and the prospect that some
gold will be shipped to the other side.
While the bank statement of last Sat
urday was satisfactory, and it is felt
that some specie can be loaned to Lon
don without any risk of producing pres
sure in our money markets, the outlook
internationally is one which would tend
to foster conservatism. Even more ef
fective, however, were developments
which seemed to Indicate that the street
was oversangulne about the plana of the
financiers, who were supposed to be pre
paring fresh combinations concerning St
Paul and other railroads, and the an
nouncement of prospective competition
by the Carnegie Company with the Na
tional Tube Company, the last news being
particularly depressing in its effects on
the Industrials. It must, however, be
admitted that with concessions there was
apparently a good buying demand for
stocks, and that the Investment market
shows no exhaustion of the buying pow
er. In fact, notwithstanding large pur
chases, apparently for investment, stocks
like Missouri Pacific have advanced on
the strength of intimations that their res
toration to the position of dividend-payers
is at hand.
Bonds have also been very strong, and
the scarcity of offerings of prime Issues
is still a feature. The street itself seems
the less inclined to fear an Immediate
culmination of the "boom" than it was a
few weeks ago, and the prevalent opinion
is that activity on a scale which under
ordinary conditions might be supposed to
mark the turning-point In the specula
tion was created by the actual misgiv
ings on the part of the speculators. Pools
in certain stocks seem to have realized,
but other securities have been taken in
hand and advanced In their place, and
the success with which It has been re
peated creates a feeling that the press
can go for some time to come, though
stocks which have been unduly advanced
recede to more moderate quotations, and
the market a large sufferer, from tem
porary general reactions. The support
given by large interests to these spe
cialties has not, apparently, been with
drawn, and new combinations among the
railroads are expected to be announced
even If actual facts In some Instances do
not agree with speculative anticipations.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. The followtnj: table,
compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear
ings at the principal cities for the -week ended
January 10, with the percentage of Increase
and decrease, as compared with the corre
sponding week last year:
Clearings. Inc. Dec
New York $1,837,007,000 60.5 ....
Boston 100,172,000 11.3 ....
Chicago -. 151,825.000 4.6 ....
Philadelphia 115.726.000 28.5 ....
St Louis 40,155,000 14.8 ....
Pittsburg 36,020.000 28.5 ...
Baltimore 25,765.000 10.0 ....
San Francisco 21,727,830 10.7 ....
Cincinnati 20.581,000 17.8 ....
Kansas City 17,154.000 28.5 ....
New Orleans 13,102,000 17.4 ....
Minneapolis 11,200,000 5.2 ....
Detroit 10,420.000 22.3 ....
Cleveland 14,31)8,000 22.0
Louisville 0,287,000 .... 2.5
Providence 6,076,000
Milwaukee 6.753,000 2.3
St. Paul 0,123,000
Buffalo 0,038,000 13.0 ....
Omaha 7.031.000 9.9 ....
Indianapolis 8,783,000 24.8 ....
Columbus, 0 0,0i6,000 12.0
Savannah 4.029.000 18.5 ....
Denverc 4.516.000 .... 14.8
Hartford 3,227,000 .... 11.3
Richmond 4,750.000 20.0 ....
Memphis 4 537.000 20.2 ....
Washington 3.308,000 8.2
Peoria 2,608,000 14.2 ....
Rochester 2,802,000 .27.4 ....
New"Haven 1,844;000 :... 3 0
Worcester 1.306,000 J.... 1.2
Atlanta ... ..-f 2.027i000 22.0 .....
8alt Lake .- 3.882J0OO 84.3 ....
Springfield. Mass.... 1.504,000
Fort Worth 3,501,000 30.1 ....
Portland. Me 1,518.000 7 1 ....
Portland, Or 2.812,692 30.1 ....
St. Joseph 4.038.000 1.6 ....
Los Anceles 2,050,000 10.5" ....
Norfolk 1.635,000 1.1 ....
Syracuse 1,570,000 1.8 ....
Ds Moines 2,264.000 36.0 ....
Nashville 1,841.000 5.0 ....
Wilmington, Del 1,002,000 22.0
Fall River 1,071.000 117
Scranton 1.047,000 35.8 ....
Grand Rapids 1. 671.000 1.2 ....
Augusta, Ga 1,400,000 26.2 ....
Lowell 641.000 2.2
Dayton. 0 1,370,000 5.8 ....
Seattle 2,104,391 5.8
Tacoma 1,200,766 4.4 ....
Spokane 1.0S3.345 17.2
Sioux City 1,330,000 10.6
New Bedford 570.000 20.8
Knoxvllle, Tenn 747,000 15.1
Topeka 1.132,000 90.2 ....
Birmingham 1,136.000 28.7 ....
Wichita 457.000 8.0 ....
Blnghamton 580,000 6.C ....
Lexington, Ky 760,000 06.0 ....
Jacksonville, Fla.... 03,000 -
Kalamazoo 550,000 6 8 ....
Akron 670.000 51.9 ....
Chattanooga ., 722,000 18.1 ....
Rockford, 111... 290,000 .... 2.3
Canton. 0 207,000 14.6
Springfield, 0 364.000 24.2
Fargo, N. D., 408,000 .... 43.0
Sioux Falls. S. D.... 215.000 21.4
Fremont. Nob 143,"000 0.7 ....
Davenport ..j. 1,202.000 23.4 ....
Toledo 2,515.000 10.1
GaHeston 8,740,000 14 0 ....
Houston 10,030000 25.3 ....
Evansvllle 007.000 .... 1.5
Macon 707,000 .... 2.3
Little Rock 774,000 30.0
Helena 482,000 .... 10.0
Youngstown, 0 375,000 2.4 ....
Springfield. Ill 512,000 ...'. 3.1
Colorado Springs 091.000
Totals U. S $2,643,794,405 4tT ....
Totals outside N. Y..$ 785.8SG.659 13.0 ....
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Montreal $ 10.149.171 -14.1 ....
Toronto 16.642.822 40.3 ....
Winnipeg 2,489,398 .... 3.8
Halifax 1,953.035 5.3
Hamilton 080,889 -5.1 ....
St. John. N. B 834 034 23.7 ....
Vancouver 033,402 16.0 ....
Victoria 600,000 21.5
Totals $ 43.595.711-. 21.&
Oregon Industries.
. A- portable saw mill has been set up at
Dilley.
A carload of excelsior was loaded at
Eugene Thursday for San Francisco.
A carload of flour from an Island City
mill has left La Grande for South Amer
ica. It Is proposed to establish stockyards
at Pendleton. An Omaha man "is said to
be back of the project with $220,000.
The Oro Dell dam, that has been in
course of construction for several months
by the La Grande Light & Power Com
pany, Is completed, and the company Is
expecting a carload of machinery and
electric light supplies. As soon as practi
cable the company will remove its plant
to Oro Dell.
Montana Cattle to Be Moved North.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 1L The growing
shortage of good pasture lands in Mon
tana is causing the cattlemen of that
state to look about for other flolds of
enterprise. Some of them will take por
tions of their herds to Alaska In the
Spring. The cattle will be allowed to fat
ten on the luxuriant grasses which grow
in many places In the north, and later
they will be killed for the market: of
Nome, the Copper River country and
Dawson.
American Flasr Chosen as Emblem.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 1L Alaska ad
vices state that the Sitka Indians, in
cluding the Eagle, Crowe and Frog clans,
who have been quarreling over the use of
totems and other emblems of their re
spective clans, have decided, after a long
conference, to put aside their differences
and make the American flag their tribal
emblem.
Accident to Senator HnlL
OLYMPIA, Jan. 1L Senator Oliver Hall,
of Whitman County, while taking the
steamer Aberdeen at Seattle this morn
ing, slipped and fell on the deck, and
narrowly escaped falling Into the Kay.
He was bruised, but not otherwise injured.
LEGISLATORS INDIGNANT
IDAHO WOMEN CLERKS FALL TO
KEEP UP WITH WORK.'
House Took Half-Holiday Yesterday
as Rei ult Senatorshlp Far From
a Settled Question.
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 11. The Senate to
day confirmed the appolntmen of John S.
Barrett as Immigration Commissioner.
An initiative and referendum bill was In
troduced In the Senate by Moore, ot
Latah. There was no discussion, the bill
going to the judiciary.
In the House there was a half-day ses
sion. The clerks had journaled the pro
ceedings of one day only, and it was
deemed advisable to do no more work un
til the record had been brought up. Every
thing will be in ship-shape tomorrow. Is
the report tonight. If not, there will be
trouble. Members are indignant at the
seeming incapacity of the women elected
to these positions for political reasons, and
without any previous experience.
The discussion of the Senatorial ques
tion becomes more active as the tlmo
comes closer to election. There is no
"sure thing" for any one. Dubois men
claim absolute certainty, but they are do
ing some hard hustling, all the same.
Colonel W. H. Dewey, of Nampa, one of
the wealthiest men of the state, is here,
and has established elaborate headquar
ters. He has not come out as a candi
date. A gentleman very close to the Colo
nel said:
"The Colonel has been urged by hia
friends to come out for the Senatorshlp.
He has absolutely declined. He has never
favored Dubois, but thinks it only fair
that he be given the chance the Pocatello
convention offered. However, if Fred T.
Dubois is 'not elected United States Sen
ator on the first, or an immediately suc
ceeding, ballot. Colonel Dewey will most
certainly enter the race, and to win. He
Is a lifelong Democrat, a man whose past
20 years has been devoted to the upbuild
ing of Idaho, and he has more friends
than the opposition think."
Colonel Dewey will probably be a strona
candidate. He has extensive holdings In
the mines of the state, owns the Boise,
Nampa & Owyhee Railway, and Is now
personally building the Idaho Northern
Railway.
Senator Shoup Is not out of he race,
either. His friends throughout the state
are legion, because of his past record as
a man and legislator. A number of In
fluential people are here taking care of
his Interests and pushing them. Not a
Republican member of either house but
would do his utmost to secure Shoup's
re-election, though they all admit his
chances arc small.
Astoria's O. R. & N. Boycott.
A special meeting was held this morn
ing by what is known locally as the "com
mittee of 21," being 21 members appointed
at the citizens' mass meeting recently to
stop freight shipments via the O. R. &
N. lines until that company shall extend
common-point rates to Astoria. D. K.
Warren suggested the appointment of a
paid committee, who should act as spot
ters on the O. R. & N. and Kamm. lines
and report to the general committee all
who should be found patronizing them;
that steps be taken to bring about a dis.
continuance of all shipments by those
lines, shippers to be interviewed and
made to understand the subject in its
proper light and the consequences to fol
low If the practice should be continued.
The subject of shipping via the San
Francisco steamers of the O. R. & N.
Co., was 'brought up by F. A. Fisher,
and discussed. A. V. Allen reported the
proposed sailing of an opposition steamer
from San Francisco January 12, which
was open .to all shippers, and thought
the Hale and Kern barges would ac
cept freight, so that with a few Incon
veniences, all being treated alike, the
merchants could handle the local trade
as successfully as before the present fight
began. On motion by W. H. Barker, a
committee, consisting of A. V. Allen, F.
A. Fisher, J. T. Ross and Martin Foard,
was named as an executive board, wth
authority to employ help to execute their
plans in connection with freight matters.
On motion of J. T. Ross, a committee wa3
appointed to solicit pledges from con
sumers to patronize home merchants In
stead of going to Portland to trade, and
to be particular to patronize only those
who do not ship freight via the O. R. &
N. or Kamm lines. This committee Is to
be known as the "trade-at-home commit
tee," and Its members are F. L. Parker,
L. Lebeck and Herman Wise. The meet
ing was adjourned subject to the call of
the chairman.
Washington Notes.
Last year 9979 arrests were made at
Seattle.
It is said that Hoqulam. will have a
basket factory.
. H. G. McDonald, of Spokane, committed
suicide Thursday with a revolver.
Aberdeen ministers will endeavor to
carry through the project for a Y. M. C.
A. building.
The Great Northern will build a freight
depot at Everett, ground for which is
already graded.
New Whatcom is endeavoring to have
the appropriation for the waterway pro
ject raised from J15.000 to $50,000.
Aberdeen has an outstanding indebted
ness of $106,000. The city paid off $10,00o
last year. It has a balance on hand of
$2683 15.
The Rltzville Times Issued a special
holiday number, descriptive of Adams
County's resources. The publication Is a
very creditable one.
The City Mills, of Seattle, have pur
chased a site on the Seattle & Interna
tional Railway, at Everett, for the erec
tion of a branch feed mill.
About 20 men at Tacoma are training
dog teams and getting in readiness to join
a party of 300 miners who will sail for
the north the last of the month.
Thirty-five vessels, having a total ton
nage of 5026 tons, were constructed In
King County last year. Nineteen of "these
vessels were built In Seattle yards, 15 at
Ballard and one at Burton.
The Northern Lumber Company's saw
mill at Everett, which was burned a few
.months ago. Is to be rebuilt. New ma
chinery Is on the way from the East, and
plans for the building are ready for the
contractors.
C. E. Fulton contemplates building a
shipyard at Falrhaven. He asks that $3000
be raised In aid of the industry, one
half to be paid back at the completion of
the first boat and the other half at the
completion of the second boat.
Whitman County boasts of the young
est court bailiff In the United States in
the person of Willie, the 11-year-old son
of Judge McDonald, of the Superior
Court. Willie has been acting as bailiff
for several days. Judge McDonald's term
of office expires Monday, when he will be
succeeded by S. J. Chadwlck.
Robert Frost, outgoing Thurston County
Treasurer, has petitioned the County
Commissioners to pay him $1200 back sal
ary, to reimburse him. for clerk hire paid
out during his incumbency. He was one
of the Fuslonlsts elected four years ago
upon pledges to conduct their offices for
the salary paid the principal. He found
himself unable to do so, and sent In bills
for clerk hire, which the Commissioners
refused to allow.
The Carpenters and Joiners' Union, of
Tacoma, has made a demand for a gen
eral raise In wages from $2 50 to $3 per
day. Contractors are disposed to refuse
the demand, and a strike is threatened.
The contractors made a concession last
year, making a day's labor eight hours
instead of 10, and they declare $3 Is too
much for eight hours' work. The brick
layers union will unite with the Tacoma
Building Trades Council, and the carpen
ters say if contractors are refractory all
building will be stopped.
Nervous Exhaustion
"Two yean ago this summer I was in a miserable condition as the result
of hard work. I nan completely run down, pale and losing flesh, and so
nervous that I ooold not sleep or even get rest. It was dreadful to go to bed
at night all worn cut and lie awake for hours with nervousness. If I did
fall asleep it was to wake up in the morning ax tired as when I went to bed
"My head troubled me a great deal, too, both with pain and dizziness.
If I stooped over at any time iwould bo so dizzy I could hardly see or keep
from falling down. I was troubled somewhat with indigestion at this time,
bat tho nervousness was the greater trouble, if I became a little excited my
bands would shake bo I could hardly hold anything in them. I employed
our best phytloiang, but not one of them did me any permanent good.
"I had, of course, read of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, but had
never taken any of them till Mr. Robert Van Kuren, of Jordan, recom
mended them to me so strongly, from his own experience with them, that I
got some and before tho first box was used up I began to feel that they were
doing me good. I kept on taking them according to directions and got from
them the only real, permanent benefit I have had from any remedy. It did
seem so good to get a night's sleep and to be refreshed by it. I am a firm
believer in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and I do. and shall,
recommend them to ray friends. I generally keep a box in the houso to take
in case 1 feel a little run down."
June ts, 1500. Elijkt Pakce, A Spruce St.,Binghamion, XT. T.
r
Are sold In boxes (oarer In loots balk) at 60 cants a box, or six boxes for 1130. snd may
b had of all druggists, or direct by mall from fix. Wiixiams Uxbicimx Courxirr
Schenectady, N. ".
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GRAZING ON PUBLICLANDS
SPECIAL REPORT OF CASCADE FOR
EST RESERVE OFFICIAL.
Fewer Sheep Pastured in lOOO Than
for Ttvo Years Leasing of Lands
Again Advocnted.'
SALEM, Jan. 11. Captain S. B. Orms
by, superintendent of the Cascade forest
reserve, has just completed a special re
port on the subject of sheep grazing on
the reserve during the past season. Tho
report sums up the contents of previous
reports on the same subject, and then
says:
"The exclusion of sheep from all that
part of tho reserve north of White River
and the Barlow road seems to have set
tled the contention as to the damage their
grazing has ""done, both to the forest
growth and water supply.
"As to the forest growth. It may be said
that on all that part of the reserve now
open to grazing, the same Is confined to
elevated sections nearly or quite destitute
of timber, having a slJght undergrowth
of shrubs or undorshrubs composed al
most entirely of the conifers. The larger
part of the ranges, however, are cov
ered with native grasses of various kinds
and weeds of many kinds. While by ex
cessive pasturing on the lower ranges
the native grass has greatly diminished
and its place has been occupied by In
ferior grasses and weeds, pasturing the
higher ranges seems to have Improved
the quality of the food plants by killing
out the weeds and Increasing the natlvo
grasses.
"Another marked change Is noticeable.
It Is that since this territory has been
protected from Are, natural reforestation
has begun, and larger areas are being re
forested by the springing up of young
conifers so thick as to completely occupy
the ground and render grazing Impossible.
Thus the grazing area Is being constant
ly encroached upon and diminished.
"As to danger to the water supply, it
may be stated that on that part of the
reserve now open to sheep grazing, none
has been noted the past season. The
streams on this part of the reserve are
formed for tho most part by the melting
of vast bodies of snow and Ice at high
elevations. They flow long distances be
fore reaching the settlements. They are
very rapid and strong, and carry most
water during the driest season of the
year. There is no single band of sheep
pastured on the ranges large enough to
polute any part of these streams. Nor
does the tramping of the soil, which 13
quite light and porous over all this re
gion, seem to affect the running stream,
but It does compact the soil and renders
It better adapted to the support of vege
tation. "In a former report, the hardships en
tailed upon settlers by the grazing of
sheep while en route to the ranges was
fully set forth, and a hope -was expressed
that by calling the attention of sheep
owners to this evil and to the fact that
Its continuance would seriously jeopardize
the admission of sheep to the reserve, Us
evil effects might at least be mitigated.
There has been less complaint the past
season than at any other time in the
past, and herders have shown Increased
care In driving their flocks through the
settlements, so that they did not trespass
upon and eat out the range of the set
tlers along the route. But as these
ranges are seldom fenced, It may not. be
possible to avoid the trouble altogether."
The report then takes up the subject of
excepted areas, which are noticed as fol
lows: "These are designated localities on the
reserve, where, for good and sufficient
reasons, stock Is not allowed to be herded
or Is excluded altogether. No stock Is
allowed on the Ashland and Bull Run
reserves, and no herded stock Is allowed
on all that part of the Cascade Range for
est reserve north of the White River
and the Barlow road and west of the
summit. White River and the Barlow
road forming a continuous boundary line
from the Metollns River south to the
Gumello through seven townships, a strip
three miles wide has been declared as ex
cepted area to sheep, though they may
be driven across it in going to and re
turning from the ranges. This excepted
area Is for the benefit of settlers living
along the line of the reserve, whose range
Is eaten out by the congregation of many
herds before the time for entering the
reserve. It has been made plain to sheep
owners that this excepted area must be
respected and, with one exception, the
requirement has been cheerfully compiled
with the past season. The exception noted
has already received attention. Other ex
cepted areas are huckleberry patches and
localities held for pasturage for forest
rangers' horses.
"It was observed last season that where
a range was contiguous to a road on
either side, sheep were herded along the
road and held there until all the grass
was eaten out s-nd passing travelers could
obtain nothing for their stock. The long
distance across the unsettled portion of
country renders It necessary that travel
ers should rely upon grazing Instead of
transporting hay, a small amount of
grain being all that can "be carried along
for feed. When the grass is thus eaten
out by sheep a hardship results to the
traveling public In view of these condi
tions, the propriety of declaring an ex
cepted area along certain roads crossing
the resrve and requiring the herders to
I keep their sheep off the same, so that
ams' Fink Pills
ale People
JlLWt-MMtlMWUaWI tf'WI
the traveler may be protected In thai
regard, has been considered.
"The number of sheep that secured pas.
turage on the reserve during the season
of 1900 was, in round numbers, 122,'X)0
against 141.000 for 1S99 and 232.000 for 1S3X
The number of bands for 1900 was 60, foi
1S99, 70; for 1S98, 115, an average of aboul
2000 sheep to the band. The small num.
ber In a band is mainly due to the Urn.
ited area of the different ranges whcr
they feed. The great falling off In num.
bers In the years 1S99 and 1900 was due to
the severe Winter of 1S9S-1SS9, when It U
estimated that 20 per cent were lost, and
to the high price of sheep the following
Summer. The continued falling off during
the past season was due to the continued
high price and the agitation of the qucs.
tlon of closing the reserve to sheep, which
caused many owners to sell their flocks
and go out of the business. The indica
tions now are that there will be an In
crease in the number of applications fot
permits the coming season, if pas.uring
is permitted, but the number for 1S53 will
hardly be reached, and the number per
mitted to enter the reserve should be re
stricted to 200,000.
"It has beon found necessary every sea
son to call together those who desire to
occupy the ranges on the reserve and
instruct them In making out their applica
tions. Following the Instructions given,
the application blanks are filled out and
submitted to the Superintendent for ex
amination and correction. By this means
much time is saved, as when filled out at
the home of the applicant many mistakes
are made, the applications must be re
turned for correction, and great delay en
sues. Besides the advantages of theso
meetings, already stated, the opportunity
presents itself to tho Superintendent of
making a plain statement of the condi
tions existing on the grazing lands and
calling attention to the rules and regula
tions that will be enforced. The failure
on the part of the holder of a permit to
carry out any of the requirements stipu
lated therein may be considered, and any
grievance or dispute among owners may
be heard and settled. It Is the Intention
to hold this meeting earlier this season
than usual, so that applications may
reach the department In ample time for
permits to be returned and be In the
hands of owners before their sheep shall
cross the line of the reserve. It Is rec
ommended that ownere be required to
have permits In hand before they are per
mitted to enter the reserve with their
sheep.
"Reports from, the forest officers show
that sheepherders have had the leaving of
two campflres burning charged to their
account, and which were extinguished by
the rangers. Against this negligence the
rangers report that the herders and pack
ers have shown great care In the use of
that element on the reserve, and have
been of great assistance to the forest
officers in their work of guarding
against it.
"Former reports have advocated the
leasnlg of the ran." -js, and it is still be.
lleved that authority should be given the
department to inaugurate the leasing sys
tem on all the reserve where pasturing
is permitted. The more the question Is
studied the more evident It becomes that
this system, presents the best solution of
the grazing problem."
Goldsborough to Make Speed Trial.
TACOMA, Jan. 1L The torpedo-boat
Goldsborough has been repaired, and to
morrow will be taken out for a speed
trial. She will be submitted to the Gov
ernment test as soon as possible.
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